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Priec īgu zvaigznes dienu! We celebrated with a galette des rois , or “king cake” yesterday, as our guests are departing today for the cold...

I’ve got two boys that love to “help” in the kitchen. Although I can’t wait for the day that they start washing dishes, it can be tough to f...

France is conspiring to keep us here… Originally set to depart on Saturday, Air France has gone on strike and so it seems that we will be he...

Happy Jāņi ! Today is the Latvian name day of J ānis and Žanis. The name day tradition is celebrated in many countries, Latvia and France ...

I’ve heard every child in France has one*. I also restrained from buying one until about six months ago. Finally I caved in to the pregnant...

Friday France celebrated Kings Day ( Epiphany ); the day Catholic tradition states that the Three Kings arrived in Bethlehem to honor the C...

It was with some trepidation that we awaited the arrival of le Père Noël this Christmas. Sara in Le Petit Village was the first to warn me...

Nāc, māsiņ, ciemoties Ziemassvētku vakarā: Būs pupiņas, būs zirnīši, Būs cūciņas šņukurīts . “Come for a visit on Christmas eve, ...

As of yet I had not worked up the nerve to host my own dinner party, partly because we were still in our temporary apartment and lacked nece...

One of my favorite things about France is the focus on food. I know many Americans who skip breakfast on a regular basis, and eat lunch on ...

Today we had the honor of attending Kylian’s communion. Kylian’s family was among the first we met here in Clermont-Ferrand , and I was exc...

This morning we took a stroll to the marché aux puces , and in addition to half dozen paperback novels (in English!!!) we also brought home...